Wrapper for bottles or phials



Aug. 29,1944." a. w. TAYLOR H 2,357,147

' WRAPPER FOR BOTTLES OR PHIALS Filed May 24, 1941 Q [zzwzlom 6147MPatented Aug. 29, 1944 George Wright Taylor, Leeds, England ApplicationMay 24, 1941, Serial No. 395,027 In Great Britain May 27, 1940 1 Claim.

This invention relates to an improved wrapper for enclosing orcovering-tubes, phials, small bottles and the like, and has for itsobject to provide a wrapper which whilst efiecting economy in materialalso affords greater convenience for the handling and inspection of thearticles wrapped. g I

According to this invention a wrapper comprises a tube of any suitablematerial adapted to receive a phial or th like, the tube being providedwith an inspection or other suitable form of window for' displaying partof the article wrapped, and a flap-like extension attached at one end tosaid tube and adapted to be wrapped about the tube.

In the preferred form of this invention a wrapper comprises a tube ofpaper, cardboard or any other suitable sheet material with an aperturetherein to expose the article wrapped and provided with flap-likeextensions adapted to form additional wrapping and to bear instructionsor information or to serve other useful purposes.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readilycarried into effect a drawing is appended hereto illustratingembodiments thereof, and wherein Figs. 1 and 2 are perspective views oftwo embodiments'of the invention, and

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a third embodiment showing a combined tube anda wrapping adapted to form a closure for the ends of the tube.

Referring to the drawing the wrapper for bottles and other articles canb composed of stout paper, fabric, corrugated cardboard or any-othersuitable sheet material and it is formed as a tube I. An opening 2 isformed therein, and this opening is so located as to expose the phial,bottle or other like article 3 and consequently if the wrapped articleis transparent, as for example with a bottle or phial its contents canbe examined readily without removing th wrapper, whilst at the same timeits contents will not be exposed to the action of light otherwise thanthe small amount which reaches it through the said opening.

The inspection opening 2 in the tube may be a narrow elongated axiallydirected slot as shown or a slot with its longer dimensions extending ina circumferential direction according to the particular requirements ofthe article packed.

The aperture 2 in th tube may be covered by a suitable transparentmaterial H as shown in Fig. 1 which can be suitably coloured to absorbrays which might be harmful to the contents of the bottle.

Instead of only one aperture any suitable number and distribution ofapertures 2a may be provided e. g. as shown in Fig. 2, and likewise Y asshown in Fig. 1 there is united by any suitable means, e. g. staples l2,a number of leaves l3 to the tubular part I which receives the bottle orthe like, so that theinformation, propaganda or other data can bereasonably extensive. With a two leaf article, a single sheet l4 (seeFig. 2) can be folded in half and formed with the tubular part I at itsfold by adhering the opposed creases [5 together. Likewise, any numberof supplementary leaves, may be interposed at the joint of the tubularpart, c. g. by staples passed through the creases l5 and thesupplementary sheets. In a multi-leaf wrapper, an outer leaf l6 (seeFig. 1) would be longer than the others to afford a free part coatedwith an adhesive IT for adhesion to the rolled up matter to maintain itwrapped.

Instead of adhering the free end of the appropriate tag 5 to the tubularpart, a slit l8 (see Fig. 2) can be provided in the tubular part adaptedto receive a tapered tongue 5a at the free end of the tag. Stillfurther, by adopting lateral flaps l9 meansv is provided for closing oneor both ends of the tubular part, such means conveniently comprisinglateral enlargements l9 on a sheet 20 (see Fig. 3) which contains thetube I, so that such enlargements can be folded over the ends of thetube. In this connection the tubular part I can be attached separatelyto the central part of the length of paper which is wider at its centralpart than at its end parts.

By this meansthes'ide flaps I9 can be tucked over the ends of the tubeand the remainder of the sheet of paper, which forms another flap,rolled about the tube so as to enclose the tucked in parts. One end 2|of the sheet can then be adhered in position or inserted in a slit in aconvenient part of the wrapper. In such arrangement a convenient way ofsecuring the wrapper rolled about the tube would be by means of a labeladhered about the tube.

By means of the present invention a wrapper is provided which can beproduced easily in large quantities in which phials and the like can befitted snuglyso as to be adequately protected and such a wrapper isparticularly useful to chemists and other like retailers who wish toprotect the contents of phials, bottles and thelike as much as possible,but also require to be able to readily inspect the contents thereof andalso have layer of said flap-like extension having a length suflicientto completely encircle the Wrapped container, said flap-like extensionserving to cover the opening to exclude light, adding to the thicknessof the wrapper to protect the container from breakage and providing ahandle for holdina when the flap is extended.

GEORGE WRIGHT TAYLOR.

